아동심리학의 새로운 관점에서 바라본 영유아음악교육의 당위성 재고

Suggestions for Music Education of the Infants and Young Children from the New Perspectives of Child Psychology

과학과 정보발달은 인간에게 편리한 생활을 제공하지만 현대인들의 일상생활은 과거보다 훨씬 복잡하고 삭막해졌다. 인간에게 있어서 음악이 전 생애를 통하여 필요하다는 명제는 우리에게 위로를 준다. 본 연구의 목적은 포스트모더니즘에 입각한 아동심리학의 새로운 관점에서 음악교육을 재조명하는 것이다. 포스트모더니즘은 전통적 심리학에서 주장되어왔던 지식관과 교육내용, 교수-학습 방법에 대하여 기존의 교육과정을 해체하거나 아무 것도존재하지 않는 무의 상태에서 교육을 재구성하고 재구조화해 보기를 제안한다. 이러한 관점은 아동심리학에도 반영되어 영유아를 대상으로 하는 음악교육에도 영향을 미칠 수 있을 것으로 예상된다. 이에 본 연구에서는 아동심리학의 새로운 관점을 영유아음악교육에 접목시켜 철학적, 교수내용적, 교수-학습 방법적 측면에서 고찰하고 이를 토대로 하여 영유아음악교육의 당위성을 주장하고 바람직한 실행의 방안을 연구의 결과로 제시하였다.

In the current post-modern society, human beings have the enormous amount of scientific privileges in ordinary daily life. However we, human beings, are eager to experience artistic stimulus as well as artistic consumption. Besides adults, such social phenomenon applies to young children`s lives too in the formal educational system. The purpose of this study was to reconsider the necessity of music education for children aged under five from the new perspectives of child psychology in order to suggest early childhood music educational directions in practical settings. Related literatural review was utilized as research method. From the study, the findings were as follows; Firstly, from the review of past as well as current aspects on child psychology in relation to the educational philosophy, educational contents and teaching-learning methods, it was found that the educational focus changes from teaching-oriented approach into learning-oriented one. And music education was discussed as a possible educational solution for the people in modern society where materials were more emphasized than democracy and human equality. Secondly, the tips towards the teachers of the infants and young children in practical teaching setting were provided as a way to develop music education as an academic subject. In conclusion, teacher`s attention to the understanding of the children`s mind as well as teacher`s sensitivity on child`s feeling of happiness were required as the starting point of teaching and the pivot in the global society.